Sensation and Perception Practice Test
1.
____ is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent
stimulus energies from our environment.
sensation
perception
accommodation
assimilation
2.
What is the definition of transduction in the context of sensory processing?
The phenomenon of sensory adaptation over time.
The process of filtering out irrelevant sensory information.
The conversion of one form of energy into another, specifically the transformation of
stimulus energies into neural impulses.
The ability to perceive stimuli in the absence of sensory input.
3.
What does the absolute threshold refer to in the context of sensory perception?
The average intensity of stimuli that can be detected.
The maximum intensity of a stimulus that can be perceived.
The threshold at which sensory adaptation occurs.
The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time.
4.
What does Weber's Law describe regarding the just-noticeable difference?
It is independent of the original stimulus.
It is always equal to the original stimulus.
1.
____ is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent
stimulus energies from our environment.
sensation
perception
accommodation
assimilation
2.
What is the definition of transduction in the context of sensory processing?
The phenomenon of sensory adaptation over time.
The process of filtering out irrelevant sensory information.
The conversion of one form of energy into another, specifically the transformation of
stimulus energies into neural impulses.
The ability to perceive stimuli in the absence of sensory input.
3.
What does the absolute threshold refer to in the context of sensory perception?
The average intensity of stimuli that can be detected.
The maximum intensity of a stimulus that can be perceived.
The threshold at which sensory adaptation occurs.
The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time.
4.
What does Weber's Law describe regarding the just-noticeable difference?
It is independent of the original stimulus.
It is always equal to the original stimulus.
